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>>>he the victim of an assassination nine years ago? nbc correspondent
richard engel
is here with what some are saying is the new evidence and accusations.

>>good morning. we are still talking about air fast. he was a controversial --
arafat
. he was a controversial figure in
life and death
. there is a new report now that suggests there is proof. a palestinian gorilla fighter, a terrorist to many israelis. a
nobel peace
laureat. now a report says
yasser arafat
may have been the victim of assassination.

>>it's a
political crime
. it's a
political assassination
of a great leader.

>> reporter: the roof is allegedly in
arafat
's bones. his remains exhumed a year ago a. team of swiss scientists in contact with the
tv networkal jazeera
says their findings moderately support the proposition that the death was the consequence of poisoning with peloniun 210.
arafat
's levels, upwards of 18 times the normal level of the radioactive .son. the scientists says it could have been planted in his food, drink, or toothpaste.

>>anyone that looked at this report had to conclude he had pelonium in his body around the time he died.

>> reporter: it goes back to a turbulent time in
2004
. the
peace process
had collapsed,
israel
had just retaken the
west bank
and
arafat
was hold up in his ramallah compound. suddenly he fell ill, quickly, palestinian leaders blame
israel
.

>>now we know when and how. what we need is proof that the
israeli occupation
is responsible.

>> reporter: israel
denied it had any role in killing
arafat
. it says he was 75, unhealthy, an aging man, not a target. anise real spokesman this morning was dismissive of this study saying
israel
has been accused of
wild things
in the
middle east
. they say how did this radioactive poison get in his body?